Potential for terrorism frames Muslim men as guilty regardless of actual crimes.

Evidence

Even if not guilty of terrorism, Muslim men are still framed as guilty: guilty of anti-Americanism, misogyny, sexual perversion, and therefore the potential for terrorism. — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 1103

Categorization

• DEFINE: Captures the logic by which media framing converts traits into presumed criminality.
• XREF: connects to: Preemptive prosecution jails people for crimes never committed, based on presumed Muslim predisposition — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 572; Nearly three-quarters of US terrorism convictions relied on perceived ideology, not criminal acts — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 585